I’m away from my usual work desk, enjoying, learning, and having lots of fun with Mr. GFE at the Food Allergy Bloggers Conference (FABCon), the Grand Canyon, Sedona, and Phoenix. Here are a few quick photos of our trip thus far.

But trips aside, it’s time for Gluten-Free Wednesdays (GFW) once again! GFW is the weekly blog carnival that I co-host with my friends Linda of Gluten-Free Homemaker and Lynn of Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures. It’s a great place to find new gluten-free eating ideas! If you’re a blogger, please link up yours (following guidelines at the bottom of this post). Link up your recipes, reviews, etc. and they will show up on all three of our blogs!

My Highlights from gfe

~ On gfe:

Pumpkin Pie Smoothies ~ This gluten-free, dairy-free smoothie is a gfe favorite. It not only gives you that heavenly pumpkin pie effect in a glass, it also gives you a nice little protein boost if you choose the added protein options. Such a great seasonal treat!

~ My GFW Post “Picks”

~ Gluten-Free Michaelmas Bread (Rolls) from Waldorf (Inspired) Moms (this site is no longer active) ~ Lori created these beautiful rolls to celebrate Michaelmas. Although that special day just passed, these rolls are clearly worth making any day of the year. They’re gluten free, dairy free, and egg free.

~ Breakfast in a Muffinfrom In Johnna’s Kitchen ~ See if these muffins from Johnna intrigue you as much as they do me. On the outside, they look like your “mild-mannered”muffin …

The Carnival

We appreciate your participation and are happy to share many of the links on social media sites. However, as much as we hate to put a damper on this fun carnival, entries that do not follow the guidelines will not be shared and will be deleted from the linky.

~ You must link back to one of the co-hosts.

~ Links should be about a gluten-free eating idea. While it doesn’t have to be a recipe, it should be food related.

~ Recipes should have gluten-free ingredients or options in the recipe (not elsewhere in the text).

Note: Linking up indicates you are giving permission for us to share your submitted photo and your link via social media or in next week’s post if it is selected as the most popular post for the week or featured as a highlight.

Comments

You bet, Kalinda! The next thing is to actually make it! I’ll go for a dairy-free version. 😉 I would love for you to join in on GFW. Remember that you can link up old recipes and eating ideas, too. It’s a shame for great recipes to just stay hidden away!

Hi Annelies–Well it’s not quite a recap (I do plan to do one), but I thank you! It was terrific seeing you, too, and in your new independent role. Plus, I’m excited about your new cookbook, Steeped: Recipes Infused with Tea! Well, I guess all of us who are tea lovers and fans of yours are. 🙂 I’m sure from reading the recipe titles that those of us who are gluten free will find lots of naturally gluten-free recipes and others that we can adapt.

Thanks so much, Megan! I think I’d love to go to every overlook and hike down part of every trail to get different vantage points and perspectives. We’d only seen the Grand Canyon from the air before, so seeing it “close up” was quite different. 😉 Kalinda pulled quite a few of us in with that recipe. I’m thinking dairy free with some chocolate added would be nice, too! And I still haven’t made your Molasses Cookies, but I need to! They look so, so good and I’ve always been weak for molasses cookies.

Hi Audrey–Thanks, dear, on all! I’m still trying to catch up, but it was worth it because we had such a grand trip! All the amazing scenery is on constant playback in our heads. 🙂 I will definitely share more later. Both your apple butter and your biscotti look fabulous and would definitely make a delicious combo!

Hi Shirley, Your pictures are breathtaking! We visited the Canyonlands in Moab Utah a few months ago and I’m determined to go to the Grand Canyon next–thanks so much for the inspiration! Heartfelt thanks also for featuring my gluten free rolls. Much aloha, Lori

Thanks, Lori! I need to get my act together and share a bunch more photos! And we’ve got Moab on our “list”! The scenery out west is so different from our native Virginia. 😉 The Grand Canyon is a must see for sure (and we’d like to visit again, especially the north rim), but we also loved Sedona for its amazing red rock landscapes. It was hard to drive anywhere because you just wanted to look!

You’re welcome on the rolls, of course. They really do look exceptional! 🙂

About Shirley

Gluten free since June 2003, my passion is educating folks on gluten issues (celiac and more) and showing how eating gluten free can be easy if you focus on "real" foods versus processed and specialty foods.Read more...